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Linguistic Categorization

Third Edition

John R. Taylor

Price: £26.99 (paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-926664-7
Publication date: 6 November 2003
328 pages, 7 line illus., 246x171 mm
Series: Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics
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Description

Comprehensive introduction to an important area of Cognitive Linguistics
Completely revised in order to cover the recent developments in the field
Further reading and study questions at the end of each chapter make this book ideal for course use and seminar discussion
Written in a clear and jargon-free style

New to this edition

All of the chapters have been fully revised
New chapter on polysemy
Additional learning aids, including advice on further reading and study questions
Updated bibliographical references

This book provides a readable and clearly articulated introduction to the field of Cognitive Linguistics. It explores the far-reaching implications of Eleanor Rosch's seminal work on categorization and prototype theory, extending the application of prototype theory from lexical semantics to morphology, syntax, and phonology.

The third edition is fully revised and updated to include the considerable developments in Cognitive Linguistics since 1987. It covers recent research on polysemy, meaning relatedness and metaphors, as well as expanding the discussion of syntactic categories and the relevance of computer simulations.

Readership: Undergraduate students on semantics courses which take a cognitive approach.

Contents

1. The Categorization of Colour

2. The Classical Approach to Categorization

3. Prototype Categories: I

4. Prototype Categories: II

5. Linguistic and Encyclopedic Knowledge

6. Polysemy and Meaning Chains

7. Category Extension: Metonymy and Metaphor

8. Polysemous Categories in Morphology and Syntax

9. Polysemous Categories in Intonation

10. Grammatical Categories

11. Syntactic Constructions as Prototype Categories

12. Prototype Categories in Phonology

13. The Acquisition of Categories

14. Recent Developments

Advice on Further Reading

Study Questions

References

Index

Authors, editors, and contributors

John R. Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Otago

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